Senior Project Manager - DC/Migration

Roc Search; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Roc Search seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead the operational and technology separation of warehouse and distribution-center sites as part of a major corporate divestiture. The role coordinates the transition of supply-chain processes, business operations and critical applications while maintaining uninterrupted warehouse operations.

Candidates should have senior PM experience in warehouse/logistics, site migrations or divestitures, and be adept at driving cutovers, UAT, risk management and

Qualifications

• Senior-level project management experience within warehouse, distribution, logistics, supply chain or manufacturing environments.
• Direct experience leading application cutovers, ERP migrations or major business-system transitions.
• Strong understanding of warehouse and distribution processes (receiving, inventory, picking, packing, shipping).
• Experience managing multi-site or multi-workstream transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end consolidated planning and execution across multiple warehouse and distribution-center sites.
• Develop and maintain the integrated program plan across business, operations, applications, IT and engineering workstreams.
• Lead application and ERP cutover planning, sequencing, readiness and execution.
• Coordinate site-specific timelines with broader global program milestones.
• Gather and validate requirements for business, local and engineering applications.
• Oversee UAT/EUAT, defect resolution, readiness reviews and business sign-off.
• Establish go/no-go criteria and contingency plans.

Job description

Senior Project Manager – Warehouse & Distribution Center Transformation

Locations: Bridgewater, MA or Mooresville, IN

Work arrangement: Hybrid with approximately 40% on-site presence

Employment type: Contract

A global medical-device organization is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the operational and technology separation of warehouse and distribution-center sites as part of a major corporate divestiture. The role will coordinate the transition of supply-chain processes, business operations and critical applications from one company environment into another while maintaining uninterrupted warehouse operations.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end consolidated planning and execution across multiple warehouse and distribution-center sites
• Develop and maintain the integrated program plan across business, operations, applications, IT and engineering workstreams
• Lead application and ERP cutover planning, sequencing, readiness and execution
• Coordinate site-specific timelines with broader global program milestones
• Gather and validate requirements for business, local and engineering applications
• Oversee UAT/EUAT, defect resolution, readiness reviews and business sign-off
• Establish go/no-go criteria, contingency plans and business-continuity procedures
• Manage cross-site dependencies, risks, early warnings, escalations and critical decisions
• Coordinate warehouse operations, supply chain, IT, application teams, vendors and senior leadership
• Support go-live, hypercare and post-migration stabilization
• Provide clear program updates and recommendations to global business and IT leaders
• Help ensure warehouse operations continue without major disruption throughout the transition

Required Experience

• Senior-level project management experience within warehouse, distribution, logistics, supply chain or manufacturing environments
• Direct experience leading application cutovers, ERP migrations or major business-system transitions
• Strong understanding of warehouse and distribution processes, including receiving, inventory, picking, packing and shipping
• Experience leading site migrations, consolidations, carve-outs, divestitures or company separations
• Experience managing multi-site or multi-workstream transformation programs
• Knowledge of ERP, WMS, OMS or other warehouse and supply-chain applicationsHands-on involvement with UAT/EUAT, data migration, operational readiness, go-live and hypercare
• Strong risk, dependency, escalation and executive-reporting experience
• Ability to coordinate technical and nontechnical stakeholders across global teams
• Willingness to be on-site approximately 40% of the time, particularly during planning, testing and go-live

Preferred Experience

• SAP or S/4HANA experience
• Infrastructure or networking exposure within a site migration
• Medical-device, pharmaceutical or regulated-manufacturing experience
• Previous experience maintaining business continuity during a major operational transition
• PMP, Prosci, Lean Six Sigma or similar credentials

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role

The strongest candidate will be able to connect business operations with technology. They will understand what warehouse employees need to keep products moving while also confidently leading application testing, cutover planning, executive reporting and post-launch stabilization.